Timberview High School shooting

The Timberview High School shooting occurred on October 6, 2021 in  Arlington, Texas, United States, Shooter Timothy George Simpkins opened fire shooting at 3 people, including a student being left in critical condition, a teacher that attempted to intervene and a second student injured by ricochet. Another teacher was injured while running. The shooter, who has been identified as an 18-year-old male named Timothy George Simpkins, fled after the shooting. Simpkins faces three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, three counts of attempted murder and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in a prohibited place.

On July 24 2023, Timothy Simpkins was sentenced to 12 years in prison and was given a $6000 dollar fine. 

 Shooting 
The shooting occurred during Timberview’s 2nd Period At 9:15 AM, an unknown student known by the name “Zacchaeus Selby” got into an altercation with shooter Timothy George Simpkins. Then it escalated into a fight in the middle of the classroom. After several minutes of fighting Timothy Simpkins pulled out his firearm and started firing his gun injuring 3 people, in which one was left in critical condition, After the shooting Simpkins fled from the shooting turning himself in the same day of the shooting, He faces three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, three counts of attempted murder and one count of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a prohibited place. 

 Perpetrator 

Timothy George Simpkins suspect, an 18-year-old African American 
student, fled the scene and is at large, authorities said.

Three people were injured in a shooting at Mansfield Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas.

 Victim 
Zacchaeus Selby was one of four people injured in the shooting that took place Oct. 6 at the Mansfield ISD school. The other victims include a teacher who was released from the hospital Oct. 12, and a teenage girl and an adult who were treated for injuries the day of the shooting. 

 References 

Category:High school shootings in the United States
Category:2021 in Texas